Xi lands in Kazakhstan as China makes Central Asia power play

Nikkei Asia | Sept. 14, 2022, 5 a.m. | Original

ALMATY -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan for a state visit on Wednesday, his first known trip abroad since COVID-19 exploded in January 2020.

Xi landed in Nur-Sultan, the Kazakh capital, in the afternoon, China's state media reported.

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